dubstep is a dying trend | xltronic messageboard
 
You are not logged in!

F.A.Q
Log in

Register
  
 
  
 
Now online (2)
dariusgriffin
belb
...and 383 guests

Last 5 registered
Oplandisks
nothingstar
N_loop
yipe
foxtrotromeo

Browse members...
  
 
Members 8025
Messages 2614087
Today 0
Topics 127542
  
 
Messageboard index
dubstep is a dying trend
 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-11 16:20 [#02244621]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



that may or may not be true.
I just don't like the trend...
just like the cheap Chinese buddha machine nonsense where
every trainspotting electronic musician sampled it.

All hate is welcome, so long as it is expressed in words.


 

offline cx from Norway on 2008-10-11 16:25 [#02244623]
Points: 4537 Status: Regular



i never listened to all the dubstep.. i know i loved burials
stuff though..


 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-11 16:26 [#02244625]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



but that wasn't hate directed at me!

how dare you be civil!


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2008-10-11 16:27 [#02244626]
Points: 10789 Status: Regular



dubstep is a bit meh. i like it enough but never feel
compelled to dl much it.


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2008-10-11 16:30 [#02244629]
Points: 10789 Status: Regular | Followup to ph: #02244621



jog on you fuckwit cum munch


 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-11 16:30 [#02244631]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



I was curious of why it drew in so many people.


EVEN IF IT IS A TREND, SOME OF IT IS PRETTY DAMN GOOD



 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-11 16:31 [#02244632]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



and thank you AMPI MAX, I can sleep unsoundly now


 

offline noseburger on 2008-10-11 17:07 [#02244650]
Points: 1198 Status: Lurker



good, its shit. and boring. but mostly shit.


 

offline AMPI MAX from United Kingdom on 2008-10-11 17:09 [#02244651]
Points: 10789 Status: Regular | Followup to noseburger: #02244650



yeah a bit yeah


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2008-10-11 17:47 [#02244654]
Points: 8833 Status: Regular



maybe in the uk, but dubstep is still alive and well. it
seems to be coming up more and more in the bay area and i'm
hoping to be part of it, and there's some great tracks
coming out almost every day.


 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2008-10-11 17:51 [#02244657]
Points: 9958 Status: Lurker



Its like any other musical trend. Your not going to hit gold
100% of the time, but there are some classics out there.


 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2008-10-11 19:19 [#02244681]
Points: 18042 Status: Lurker



It always excites me when men with a bold and pioneering
spirit imitate one another relentlessly for years on end.


 

offline Karen from Czech Republic on 2008-10-11 19:40 [#02244684]
Points: 33 Status: Regular



I really like dupstep because I like the way the bass
vibrates through me.

The shuffle is hot too.


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2008-10-11 20:31 [#02244692]
Points: 8833 Status: Regular | Followup to Karen: #02244684



href="http://xltronic.com/mb/105479/spam-dubstep-vs-the-kit
target=_blank>http://xltronic.com/mb/105479/spam-dubstep-vs
then you should check out my latest mix here: -the-kitchen-sink


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2008-10-11 20:31 [#02244693]
Points: 8833 Status: Regular



oh for fuck's sake xlt!

dubstep mix


 

offline Karen from Czech Republic on 2008-10-11 20:58 [#02244698]
Points: 33 Status: Regular



OK I'll check it out, hedphukkerr

thx


 

offline Skink from A cesspool in eden on 2008-10-12 11:56 [#02244788]
Points: 7483 Status: Lurker



No it isn't really, it's still going strong from what i have
seen when i have been out and about.


 

offline jozxyqk on 2008-10-12 12:06 [#02244789]
Points: 48 Status: Lurker | Followup to fleetmouse: #02244681



dubstep or xltronic?


 

offline larn from PLANET E (United Kingdom) on 2008-10-12 12:17 [#02244790]
Points: 5473 Status: Regular | Show recordbag



just listen to real dub, come on! like aba shanti i


 

offline Skink from A cesspool in eden on 2008-10-12 12:25 [#02244796]
Points: 7483 Status: Lurker | Followup to larn: #02244790



That is also a good alternative.


 

offline Snakejuice from Eastern (Western Sahara) on 2008-10-12 13:59 [#02244810]
Points: 167 Status: Lurker



I'll enjoy a song until you put another cheesy scarface
sample in it. Then I'll gut ya like a fish.


 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-12 16:24 [#02244847]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



nice to see the variety of responses on this.

and I am thinking of syncing some Das Efx with that Aba
Shanti stuff larn the UK guy mentioned.

I am also thinking I might be mildly retarded;
then again,
thats what it takes to make a new sub-sub-sub genre anyway.


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2008-10-13 02:24 [#02244911]
Points: 8833 Status: Regular



i just got back from burning man decompression in san
francisco and i can guarantee you that dubstep is very much
alive and well in the bay area, and kids are finally
learning how to dance to it :P

it's actually merging very nicely with the glitch hop scene
which sf has been fostering for a while.


 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-13 02:32 [#02244914]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



your entry was nullified by the fact that you mentioned
burning man.
LEAVE WICKER MAN OUT OF THIS!

hmmm, well, dubstep does have it's place
and even though I don't go for that subgenre,
I hope it doesn't fizzle out.

and San Francisco seems to be all about the freaky stuff
anyway,
so I wonder if that is the primary resource for the lovers
of such music...

and even though I am the polar opposite of everything that
is "burning man",
(you know, I'm like those freaky conservatives you see doing
psychotic things in liberal films)
have you ever posted your details about burning man,
hedphukkerr?
I'd love to hear any non drug induced experiences.


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2008-10-13 02:48 [#02244917]
Points: 8833 Status: Regular | Followup to ph: #02244914



right hurr right hurr


 

offline hedphukkerr from mathbotton (United States) on 2008-10-13 02:50 [#02244918]
Points: 8833 Status: Regular | Followup to hedphukkerr: #02244911



also, oddly enough, it turns out one of the djs who i was
dancing my face off to turned out to be one of my good
friend's boyfriends. small world eh? i'm gonna have to give
him a mix or two of mine.


 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-13 02:54 [#02244921]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



thanks for the link


 

offline diamondtron on 2008-10-13 03:04 [#02244923]
Points: 1138 Status: Lurker



if you buy the cream of the dubstep releases it is 2 per
month at most. let's be generous and say one a week. so if
you buy the cream of the dubstep releases over one year you
have 52 records. Make a DJ mix of em and you will get one
enjoyable mixtape's worth. So it's fair enough as a genre
but it is not being pushed far enough quickly enough or in
enough directions. It should sound like squarepusher vs king
tubby or something. Plastician does good mixes where he
almost has 3 tunes playing at once, the mix is more than a
sum of its individual parts. i'd love to hear some real high
end effects and extrapolations of some of the tunes... most
of the people are either smoking too much weed or snorting
too much coke to get it where it should be. but it's still
good enough, plenty of heaviness if you dig deep, like most
genres.


 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-13 04:43 [#02244932]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



well my reasoning for bringing up the "trend" word was
because dubstep is unavoidable in every hipster garage
online mag as well as even the crummiest of message boards.

as a felllow music maker, dubstep has my support as a
legitimate genre, but much like "IDM", I hope most of the
fans, crtics, and scenesters burn in hell.
teehee.

and it does seem like a genre too cracked out for it's own
good...
perhaps that is why it is extremely simple, slow, and
repetitive...
for the neanderthals?
imagine dubstep with layered and changing complexity.
then again, those wishing to really experiment never gain
much recognition until they're dead, with some exceptions of
course.



 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-13 04:44 [#02244933]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



I meant to say "garbage" instead of "garage".
either way, the word "garage" is idiotic enough.


 

offline cuntychuck from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2008-10-13 06:23 [#02244945]
Points: 8603 Status: Lurker



dead in the sense of not being underground anymore? its
definitely not dying as a trend. i used to enjoy dubstep,
but its the same as every other overhyped genre, the
interest just fades and then the good things will pop up if
there is something to it. personally, im not a big fan of
the wobbly basslines, i only like a select few and they do a
good job of disappointing me with their recent releases.

there are, however, some artists that never rarely to
deliever - artists such as 2562, Martyn, Burial, Boxcutter,
Vex'd, Broken Note, Shackleton and Appleblim & Peverelist
(to some extend). there is hopefully a bright future, i can
see this merging into something more experimental.. and i
thank dubstep for bringing back the bass.


 

offline Fah from Netherlands, The on 2008-10-13 06:57 [#02244947]
Points: 6428 Status: Regular



At a night out some dude comes on and suddenly plays dubstep
for over an hour long, and i thought it was good until after
20 minutes. Only burial rings my ears a bit but the rest i
just can't give a damn about, i'm not interested in it.


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2008-10-13 07:09 [#02244948]
Points: 31229 Status: Regular | Show recordbag



its a trend defining music a trend


 

offline Barcode from United Kingdom on 2008-10-13 07:23 [#02244951]
Points: 1767 Status: Lurker



Aphex Twin is a dying trend.


 

offline cuntychuck from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2008-10-13 08:45 [#02244968]
Points: 8603 Status: Lurker | Followup to cuntychuck: #02244945



well, that was a well constructed post. maybe you shouldn't
smoke so much, you would probably be able to put a few
sentences together.


 

offline glasse from Harrisburg (United States) on 2008-10-13 11:12 [#02244996]
Points: 4211 Status: Regular | Show recordbag



10 years ago it was breaks and trip hop. I remember how
sick of drum n' bass I was, every mainstream jerk had to
have a little amen cut running over their track or have an
EP of breaked out remixes. There were so many compilations
with people you never heard of cutting up the same breaks
and dropping the same bass drops, it was irritating.

Then, as the initial big buzz was tapering off people like
Squarepusher and Venetian Snares started to really open it
up, hybridize it, see where it could be taken with other
styles introduced into the mix.

I think the same thing will happen with dubstep. The big
buzz will wear off, the compilations will be fewer and
farther between, but people won't stop going back to it, the
way people will never stop going back to acid, electro and
the amen break. It will just get more interesting and there
will be less of the by the numbers pedestrian crap to deal
with.


 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-13 14:47 [#02245110]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



aha!

cuntychuck comes through with some reference material i.e.
musicians.
nice, exactly what I like to see in a thread like this.


 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-13 14:49 [#02245111]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



glasse, you have an interesting insight into this.
I was struggling to find a comparison for dubstep but drum
and bass seems exactly right.


 

offline cyrstal dude from LA all day! (United States) on 2008-10-13 15:26 [#02245162]
Points: 900 Status: Addict



people are still fucking with jungle, so i don't see why
dubstep is finished.


 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-13 15:28 [#02245164]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



burial buried dubstep...
amiright?


 

offline cyrstal dude from LA all day! (United States) on 2008-10-13 15:32 [#02245167]
Points: 900 Status: Addict



lol, amirite?


 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-13 15:33 [#02245169]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



doh!


 

offline Fah from Netherlands, The on 2008-10-14 04:53 [#02245265]
Points: 6428 Status: Regular | Followup to ph: #02245169



hullo retape!


 

offline ph from United States on 2008-10-14 09:17 [#02245344]
Points: 411 Status: Regular



goodbye freedom,
hello redtape!

redtape is a bad thing,
why on earth would you say "hullo" to it.

damn netherlanderthal!
damn you all!
dammit.


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2008-12-17 14:54 [#02259360]
Points: 31229 Status: Regular | Followup to cuntychuck: #02244945 | Show recordbag



ha.. i knew that you already mentioned martyn before doing
this search, i should give your post the attention they
deserve. that guy makes truly good tracks tho



 

offline Skink from A cesspool in eden on 2008-12-17 15:16 [#02259369]
Points: 7483 Status: Lurker



The one thing I will say about dubstep is that there is too
much wobble-wobble-tcsh shit going on.


 

offline big from lsg on 2008-12-17 15:18 [#02259371]
Points: 23727 Status: Regular | Show recordbag



it's still growing, at least here

i don't care though, i don't feel cool for rooting for the
winning team


 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2008-12-17 15:20 [#02259373]
Points: 13915 Status: Regular



for future reference

pangaea > martyn


 

offline cuntychuck from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2008-12-17 15:21 [#02259374]
Points: 8603 Status: Lurker | Followup to vlari: #02259373



prove it, or at least, recommend pangaea


 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2008-12-17 15:25 [#02259376]
Points: 13915 Status: Regular



you & i / router is better than pips001 by a factor of
0.0001

thats my proof


 


Messageboard index